Diabetes-Facts
The IDF Diabetes Atlas Report
- 537 million adults (1 in 10) were living with diabetes in 2021. This
number is expected rise to 643 million by 2030 and 783 million by
2045.
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Almost 1 in 2 adults (44%) with diabetes remain undiagnosed (240 million). The majority have type 2 diabetes.
- More than 3 in 4 people with diabetes live in low and middle-income
countries.
- 541 million adults are at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
- More than 1.2 million children and adolescents (0-19 years) live with
type 1 diabetes
- Diabetes caused 6.7 million deaths in 2021.
- Diabetes was responsible for at least $966 billion in health expenditure in
2021 – 9% of the global total spent on healthcare.
- 1 in 6 live births (21 million) are affected by high blood glucose
(hyperglycaemia) in pregnancy.
World Health Organization Report says
- The number of people with diabetes rose from 108 million in 1980 to 422
million in 2014. Prevalence has been rising more rapidly in low- and
middle-income countries than in high-income countries.
- Diabetes is a major cause of blindness, kidney failure, heart attacks,
stroke and lower limb amputation.
- Between 2000 and 2019, there was a 3% increase in diabetes mortality
rates by age.
- In 2019, diabetes and kidney disease due to diabetes caused an estimated
2 million deaths.
- A healthy diet, regular physical activity, maintaining a normal body
weight and avoiding tobacco use are ways to prevent or delay the onset of
type 2 diabetes.
- Diabetes can be treated and its consequences avoided or delayed with
diet, physical activity, medication and regular screening and treatment for
complications.